Child Employment Week
CRACKDOWN ON ILLEGAL CHILD EMPLOYMENT
Did you know that nearly 60 children are seriously injured or killed each year whilst working?
The Regions of the National Network for Children in Employment & Entertainment (NNCEE) will be working together this summer to ensure that children engaged in part time employment are doing so safely and within the law.
Child Employment Officers from across the country will be making extra visits to employers and raising awareness amongst members of the general public during the week commencing 28th July 2008.
The purpose of this year's Child Employment Week is to identify where children are working during the school holiday period and to give employers appropriate information regarding the laws affecting the employment of school age children as laid out in the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (as amended). Child Employment Officers across the country are trying to establish where children are working, when and what hours they are doing.
Visits to Employers will be followed up by Child Employment Officers to check that Employment Permits/ Cards have been issued and to investigate any infringements of the legislation.
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One school aged pupil was very seriously burned whilst working in a kitchen. He was employed illegally and without a work permit. He was not covered by the employer's insurance and therefore did not receive any compensation for his injuries.
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Another boy had the nerves and tendons in his hand severed when he slipped and fell whilst delivering milk. He was also employed illegally and without a work permit.
“We are not trying to stop school children working, rather to ensure they are safe so no child is seriously injured or killed'
Paul Kirkman.
Public Relations Officer - NNCEE
